Counter-terrorism officers investigate after five injured in violent incidents in Edinburgh

Counter-terrorism officers are involved in investigations into a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh that left five people injured, police said. The organisation Muslim Engagement and Development said several of those injured were Muslim. Police Scotland said a 36-year-old white Scottish man has been arrested and said there was no further threat to the public. Officers were called to a report of an incident in the Sighthill area of the city, where two men were injured, at about 8.50pm on Friday. The Scottish Association of Mosques said two worshippers were attacked in a park after leaving Broomhouse mosque. Police said it then received reports about incidents around retailers across the west and north of the city. The force said that during this period three other men were allegedly attacked in the Telford Road and Leith Walk area. Police said that five men, two aged 22, and others aged 24, 27 and 39, sustained a range of injuries and three needed hospital treatment. None of the injuries are life-threatening. Omar Afzal, director of public affairs for the Scottish Association of Mosques, told the Scotsman: “There is a profound sense of shock, alarm and anger within Muslim communities across Scotland today. “These latest attacks are deeply disturbing. However, they do not exist in a vacuum. For years, Muslim communities have warned about the consequences of anti-Muslim hatred becoming normalised in public discourse. …